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| opened = September 12, 1986 (original)<br />July 2, 2010 (reopening)
| closed = July 6, 1994 (original)<br />December 6, 2015 (reopening)<ref name="2015 closing">{{cite web|last1=Fickley-Baker|first1=Jennifer|title='Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival' To Debut At Epcot's Magic Eye Theater|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/11/disney-pixar-short-film-festival-to-debut-at-epcots-magic-eye-theater/|website=disneyparks.disney.go.com|publisher=Disney Parks|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref>
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| name = Captain EO
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| director = [[Francis Ford Coppola]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rusty Lemorande]]
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* George Lucas
* Rusty Lemorande
* Francis Coppola
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* [[Michael Jackson]]
* [[Anjelica Huston]]
* [[Dick Shawn]]
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| music = [[James Horner]]
| cinematography = [[Peter Anderson (cinematographer)|Peter Anderson]]
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| studio = [[Lucasfilm]]<br />[[Walt Disney Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Buena Vista Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1986|9|12|Florida}}
| runtime = 17 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $23.7 million<ref group="nb">Cost of the film only</ref>
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'''''Captain EO''''' is a 1986 American [[3D film|3D]] [[science fiction film]] that was shown at [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] [[theme park]]s from 1986 through 1998. The movie stars [[Michael Jackson]], was written by [[George Lucas]], and directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] (who came up with the name "Captain EO" from the Greek, cf. [[Eos]], the Greek goddess of dawn). The film was shown as part of an attraction with in-theater effects. The attraction returned to the Disney Parks in 2010 as a tribute after [[Death of Michael Jackson|Jackson's death]]. The film was shown for the final time at [[Epcot]] on December 6, 2015.
The film's executive producer was George Lucas. It was [[choreographed]] by [[Jeffrey Hornaday]] and [[Michael Jackson]], [[Cinematography|photographed]] by [[Peter Anderson (cinematographer)|Peter Anderson]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://disneylandalumni.org/DACBLOG/this-disney-alumni-is-an-oscar-winner/ |title=This Disney Alumnus is an Oscar Winner |last= Eades |first=Mark |work=Disney Alumnus is an Oscar Winner |date=2014 |accessdate=2015-06-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/03/unsung-epcot-center-hero-honored-with-academy-award-continues-groundbreaking-work-in-theme-park-attractions/ |title=Unsung EPCOT Center hero honored with Academy Award |last=Eades |first=Mark |date=2014-03-28 |accessdate=2015-06-29 }}</ref> produced by [[Rusty Lemorande]] and written by Lemorande, Lucas and Coppola, from a story idea by the artists of [[Walt Disney Imagineering]]. Lemorande also initially designed and created two of the creatures, and was an editor of the film. The score was written by [[James Horner]] and featured two songs ("We Are Here to Change the World" and "[[Another Part of Me]]"), both written and performed by Michael Jackson.
The Supreme Leader was played by [[Anjelica Huston]]. Cinematographer [[Vittorio Storaro]] was the lighting director during much of the principal photography. ''Captain EO'' is regarded as one of the first [[4D film|"4D" films]] (4D being the name given to a 3D film that incorporates in-theater effects, such as lasers, smoke, etc., synchronized to the film).<ref name="oldisnew">{{cite news |title=What's old is new again as 'Captain EO' returns to Epcot |first=Dewayne |last=Bevil |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=June 30, 2010 |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-tdd-tips-captain-eo-returns-063010,0,4337078.story |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104073126/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-tdd-tips-captain-eo-returns-063010,0,4337078.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |accessdate=October 27, 2010 }}</ref>
==Plot==
The film tells the story of Captain EO ([[Michael Jackson]]) and the ragtag crew of his spaceship on a mission to deliver a gift to "The Supreme Leader" ([[Anjelica Huston]]), who lives on a world of rotting, twisted metal and steaming vents. Captain EO's alien crew consists of his small flying sidekick Fuzzball, the double-headed navigator and pilot Idey ([[Debbie Lee Carrington]]) and Ody (Cindy Sorenson), robotic security officer Major Domo (Gary Depew), a small robot, Minor Domo (who fits like a module into Major Domo), and the clumsy elephant-like shipmate Hooter ([[Tony Cox (actor)|Tony Cox]]) who always manages to upset the crew's missions. [[Dick Shawn]] plays Captain EO's boss, Commander Bog.
Upon arriving on the planet, the crew is captured by the henchmen of the Supreme Leader, and brought before her. She sentences the crew to be turned into trash cans, and Captain EO to 100 years of torture in her deepest dungeon. Before being sent away, Captain EO tells the Supreme Leader that he sees the beauty hidden within her, and that he brings her the key to unlock it: his song, "We Are Here to Change the World".
The two robot members of the crew transform into musical instruments, and the crew members begin to play the various instruments. As Hooter runs toward his instrument, he trips over EO's cape and breaks it, stopping the music. The spell broken, the Supreme Leader orders her guards to capture Captain EO and his crew.
Hooter manages to repair his instrument and sends out a blast of music, providing EO with the power to throw off the guards. He uses his power to transform the dark hulking guards into agile dancers who fall into step behind him for a dance number, which leads into the song, "We are here to Change the World". The Supreme Leader unleashes her Whip Warriors, two cybernetic defenders each with a whip and shield that can deflect EO's power.
The others all run away, leaving Captain EO to fight the Whip Warriors alone. EO is trapped by a closing gate and prepares for a last stand as both the whip warriors draw their whips back for a final blow. Fuzzball drops his instrument and speedily flies over to tie the two whips together, causing the Whip Warriors to be thrown off balance and giving EO an opportunity to transform them as well. With no further obstacles, EO uses his power to transform the remaining four henchmen (not yet unleashed) and they, the transformed whip warriors and the other dancers, press forward in dance. Captain EO then flies up to the Supreme Leader and transforms her into a beautiful woman, her lair into a peaceful Greek temple, and the planet into a paradise.
A celebration breaks out to "Another Part of Me", as Captain EO and his crew triumphantly exit and fly off into space, ending the film.
===Special effects===
''Captain EO'' made full use of its [[3D film|3D effects]]. The action on the screen extended into the audience, including asteroids, lasers, laser impacts, smoke effects, and starfields that filled the theater. These effects resulted in the seventeen-minute film costing an estimated $30 million to produce.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cadman |first=Chris |authorlink= |title=[[Michael Jackson]]: For the Record |year=2007 |publisher=Authors OnLine |location= |isbn=978-0-7552-0267-6 }}</ref> At the time, it was the most expensive film ever produced on a per-minute basis, averaging out at $1.76 million per minute.<ref>{{cite book |last=Smit |first=Christopher |authorlink= |title=Michael Jackson: Grasping the Spectacle |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=oyTMsHhKVhoC&pg=PA120|year=2012 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd |location= |isbn=9781409441441|page=120 }}</ref>
The 2010 version did not include the in-theater laser and starfield effects. It did utilize hydraulics previously used for ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!]]'' to make the seats shake along with Captain EO's spaceship, as well as LED flood-lighting which was new to the theater. They were also used for the bass-heavy musical numbers. The seats also bounced to the beat of Jackson's song. ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!'''s hidden water sprayers were employed when Hooter sneezed. The leg ticklers from ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience'' were also reused for the Supreme Leader's Whip Warriors.
===Music===
The show's orchestral score was composed by [[James Horner]], additional score was composed and performed by Tim Truman, while the area and pre-show music was written by [[Richard Bellis]].
Two new songs appeared in the film. The first was an early mix of "[[Another Part of Me]]". The song was re-mixed and later appeared on Jackson's hugely successful ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' album. It was released as a single in 1988.
"[[We Are Here to Change the World]]" was not officially released until 2004 as part of ''[[Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection]]''. However, this version was a shorter edit of the full-length song. [[Soul (music)|Soul]]/[[R&B]] singer [[Deniece Williams]] covered the song on her ''As Good As It Gets'' album in 1988.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r21881|pure_url=yes}}|title=AllMusic: "A Good As It Gets"|accessdate=May 29, 2007 |format= |work=allmusic.com|year= 2006 }}</ref>
==Merchandising==
Concurrent with the opening of the attraction, a behind-the-scenes [[documentary]] special titled ''Captain EO: Backstage'' was produced for television by MKD Productions. The piece was directed by Muffett Kaufman and was hosted by [[Whoopi Goldberg]]. It featured interviews with the cast, writers and director.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= The Making of Captain EO|series= The Disney Sunday Movie|serieslink= Walt Disney anthology television series|network= ABC|airdate= 1986}}</ref>
The story was adapted with art by [[Tom Yeates]] in the [[comic book]] ''[[Eclipse Comics|Eclipse]] 3D Special'' #18 and issued in two formats: regular sized for distribution to the national network of comic book stores and [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] sized sold at Disneyland as a souvenir. Toys available included plush versions of Idey and Ody, Hooter, and the "Fuzzball" character. Other merchandise included trading cards, pins, keychains, a T-shirt of the film's logo, and a glow-in-the-dark T-shirt with the same three-color pattern painted across it that Captain EO wore in the film.
==Reception and legacy==
[[File:Captain EO Sign.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Sign installed for the revival of ''Captain EO'' at Disneyland in 2010]]
[[File:Captain EO waiting area in Tokyo Disneyland 2013.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Captain EO waiting area at Tokyo Disneyland in 2013]]
Several years after the attraction originally opened, it made its only network television appearance on [[MTV]] in 1996, albeit in a down-converted 2-D version. It has not aired again since, nor has it officially been issued on home video, although bootleg videos exist.
After the [[death of Michael Jackson]] on June 25, 2009, ''Captain EO'' regained popularity on the Internet. For several years, a small group of fans had petitioned Disney to bring back the attraction and Jackson's death had brought this campaign to a peak.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/eo/ |title=Disneyland Urged to Bring Back Michael Jackson's Captain EO |last=Coker |first=Matt |date=June 26, 2009 |newspaper=OC Weekly |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101163450/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/eo/ |archivedate=November 1, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> Soon afterward, Disney officials were seen in Disneyland at the Magic Eye Theater and reportedly held a private screening of ''Captain EO'' to determine if it could be shown again. On September 10, Disney CEO [[Bob Iger]] said, "There aren’t plans to bring back ''Captain EO'' at this time ... We are looking at it. It’s the kind of thing that, if we did it, would get a fair amount of attention and we’d want to make sure we do it right."<ref>{{cite web|author=Brady MacDonald|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/iger-no-plans-to-bri-5337/|title=Iger: No plans to bring 'Captain EO' back to Disneyland|accessdate=September 26, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
On December 18, 2009, Disney announced that ''Captain EO'' would return to Tomorrowland at Disneyland beginning in February 2010. Social and Print Media Manager Heather Hust Rivera from Disneyland Resort confirmed this on the [[DisneyParks]] Blog and stated that ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!]]'' would be closing. That attraction hosted its final public showing in the Magic Eye Theater at midnight on January 4, 2010 to make way for the Michael Jackson film's return.
The attraction reopened at Disneyland on February 23, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/02/official-reopening-date-set-for-captain-eo-featuring-michael-jackson/ |title=Official Reopening Date Set for 'Captain EO' Featuring Michael Jackson |publisher=Disney Parks Blog |date=February 19, 2010 |accessdate=February 19, 2010}}</ref> The attraction returned to [[Discoveryland]] at [[Disneyland Park (Paris)]] on June 12, 2010, returned to [[Epcot]] at Walt Disney World on July 2,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/04/captain-eo-returning-to-walt-disney-world-resort/ |title=Captain EO Returning to Walt Disney World Resort « Disney Parks Blog |publisher=Disneyparks.disney.go.com |date=April 28, 2010 |accessdate=December 4, 2011}}</ref> and to [[Tokyo Disneyland]] on July 1. At Epcot, the film had a "soft opening" (actual opening to the public prior to the official opening) on June 30, 2010, two days prior to its official reopening.
The attraction was billed as "''Captain EO'' Tribute" to distinguish the presentation of the film from its original 1986–1997 run. The new presentation made use of existing in-theatre special effects held over from ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!'', but many of the original "4-D" effects such as the enormous fiber-optic "starfield" wall along with smoke and lasers were removed from the building at the show's first closing, and were not returned for the revived presentation.<ref name="Captain EO at Yesterland">{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Werner|title=Captain EO at Yesterland|url=http://www.yesterland.com/eo.html|publisher=Yesterland.com|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref> The removed special effects from the original presentation are also missing in the Epcot, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris revivals that followed.
On December 19, 2013, Tokyo Disneyland announced it would be closing ''Captain EO'' on June 30, 2014, to make way for ''[[Stitch Encounter]]'' in spring 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-stitch-encounter-tokyo-67757/ |title='Stitch Encounter' to Replace 'Captain EO' at Tokyo Disney Resort |publisher=Stitch Kingdom |date=December 19, 2013 |accessdate=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219232706/http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-stitch-encounter-tokyo-67757/ |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Beginning July 4, 2014, the Magic Eye Theater at [[Disneyland]] was used to present a sneak peek of [[Marvel Studios|Marvel Studios']] ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''. Although ''Captain EO'' was expected to return to the venue at a later date, beginning September 26, 2014 the theater was used to present a sneak peek of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Animation Studios']] ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Shawn|title='Guardians of the Galaxy' Sneak Peek Landing in Disney Parks July 4|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/06/guardians-of-the-galaxy-sneak-peek-landing-in-disney-parks-july-4/|publisher=DisneyParks Blog|accessdate=June 9, 2014|date=June 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Shawn|title=Sneak Preview of 'Big Hero 6' Coming to Disneyland Park September 26|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/09/sneak-preview-of-big-hero-6-coming-to-disneyland-park-september-25/|publisher=DisneyParks Blog|accessdate=September 15, 2014|date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> Beginning mid-April 2015, the venue presented a sneak peek of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Pictures']] ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]''. The venue was renamed the Tomorrowland Theater.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Shawn|title=Exclusive Sneak Peek of Disney's 'Tomorrowland' Coming to Disney Parks in April|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/03/exclusive-sneak-peek-of-disneys-tomorrowland-coming-to-disney-parks-inapril/|publisher=Disney Parks Blog|accessdate=March 26, 2015|date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> Beginning November 16, 2015, the theater has been used to present scenes from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' films as part of the park's "Season of the Force" event.<ref>{{cite web|last=Glover|first=Erin|title=Details on Season of the Force, Coming November 16 to Disneyland Park in California|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/09/details-on-season-of-the-force-coming-november-16-to-disneyland-park-in-california/|work=Disney Parks Blog|accessdate=September 24, 2015|date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> Beginning November 21, 2018, the now named Tomorrowland Theater presented a sneak peek of Walt Disney Animation Studios' ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', up till January 6, 2019.
On November 13, 2015, Disney announced that ''Captain EO'' would be closing at Epcot on December 6, 2015 to make way for a "Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival".<ref name="2015 closing" />
=== Logo ===
The Captain EO logo is similar to that of British software house [[Electric Dreams Software]].<ref>''[[CRASH (magazine)|CRASH]]'' issue 60 (January 1989, page 59) highlights the comparison; a link to the archived page can be found on World of Spectrum's [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Electric+Dreams+Software$&loadpics=on Electric Dreams] listing.</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of Epcot attractions]]
* [[List of 3D films]]
* [[List of former Disneyland attractions]]
* [[List of Tokyo Disneyland attractions]]
* [[List of most expensive films]]
* [[2014 in amusement parks]]
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0090793|Captain EO}}
* {{tcmdb title|492947|Captain EO}}
* [http://wdwhistory.com/wiki/Captain_EO ''Captain EO'' at WDWHistory.com]
* [http://www.mouseplanet.com/9085/The_Untold_Story_of_Captain_EO The Untold Story of Captain EO]
* [http://www.mouseplanet.com/9123/More_Untold_Tales_of_Captain_EO More Untold Tales of Captain EO]
* [http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/captain-eo/ Disneyland: Captain EO]
* [https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/captain-eo-starring-michael-jackson/ Walt Disney World's Epcot: Captain EO]
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| status = Closed
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| opened = September 12, 1986 (original)<br />July 2, 2010 (reopening)
| closed = July 6, 1994 (original)<br />December 6, 2015 (reopening)<ref name="2015 closing">{{cite web|last1=Fickley-Baker|first1=Jennifer|title='Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival' To Debut At Epcot's Magic Eye Theater|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/11/disney-pixar-short-film-festival-to-debut-at-epcots-magic-eye-theater/|website=disneyparks.disney.go.com|publisher=Disney Parks|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref>
| previousattraction = ''[[Magic Journeys]]'' (original) <br />''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!]]'' (closed in 2010)
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'''''Captain EO''''' is a 1986 American [[3D film|3D]] [[science fiction film]] that was shown at [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] [[theme park]]s from 1986 through 1998. The movie stars [[Michael Jackson]], was written by [[George Lucas]], and directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] (who came up with the name "Captain EO" from the Greek, cf. [[Eos]], the Greek goddess of dawn). The film was shown as part of an attraction with in-theater effects. The attraction returned to the Disney Parks in 2010 as a tribute after [[Death of Michael Jackson|Jackson's death]]. The film was shown for the final time at [[Epcot]] on December 6, 2015.
The film's executive producer was George Lucas. It was [[choreographed]] by [[Jeffrey Hornaday]] and [[Michael Jackson]], [[Cinematography|photographed]] by [[Peter Anderson (cinematographer)|Peter Anderson]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://disneylandalumni.org/DACBLOG/this-disney-alumni-is-an-oscar-winner/ |title=This Disney Alumnus is an Oscar Winner |last= Eades |first=Mark |work=Disney Alumnus is an Oscar Winner |date=2014 |accessdate=2015-06-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/03/unsung-epcot-center-hero-honored-with-academy-award-continues-groundbreaking-work-in-theme-park-attractions/ |title=Unsung EPCOT Center hero honored with Academy Award |last=Eades |first=Mark |date=2014-03-28 |accessdate=2015-06-29 }}</ref> produced by [[Rusty Lemorande]] and written by Lemorande, Lucas and Coppola, from a story idea by the artists of [[Walt Disney Imagineering]]. Lemorande also initially designed and created two of the creatures, and was an editor of the film. The score was written by [[James Horner]] and featured two songs ("We Are Here to Change the World" and "[[Another Part of Me]]"), both written and performed by Michael Jackson.
The Supreme Leader was played by [[Anjelica Huston]]. Cinematographer [[Vittorio Storaro]] was the lighting director during much of the principal photography. ''Captain EO'' is regarded as one of the first [[4D film|"4D" films]] (4D being the name given to a 3D film that incorporates in-theater effects, such as lasers, smoke, etc., synchronized to the film).<ref name="oldisnew">{{cite news |title=What's old is new again as 'Captain EO' returns to Epcot |first=Dewayne |last=Bevil |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=June 30, 2010 |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-tdd-tips-captain-eo-returns-063010,0,4337078.story |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104073126/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-tdd-tips-captain-eo-returns-063010,0,4337078.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |accessdate=October 27, 2010 }}</ref>
==Plot==
The film tells the story of Captain EO ([[Michael Jackson]]) and the ragtag crew of his spaceship on a mission to deliver a gift to "The Supreme Leader" ([[Anjelica Huston]]), who lives on a world of rotting, twisted metal and steaming vents. Captain EO's alien crew consists of his small flying sidekick Fuzzball, the double-headed navigator and pilot Idey ([[Debbie Lee Carrington]]) and Ody (Cindy Sorenson), robotic security officer Major Domo (Gary Depew), a small robot, Minor Domo (who fits like a module into Major Domo), and the clumsy elephant-like shipmate Hooter ([[Tony Cox (actor)|Tony Cox]]) who always manages to upset the crew's missions. [[Dick Shawn]] plays Captain EO's boss, Commander Bog.
Upon arriving on the planet, the crew is captured by the henchmen of the Supreme Leader, and brought before her. She sentences the crew to be turned into trash cans, and Captain EO to 100 years of torture in her deepest dungeon. Before being sent away, Captain EO tells the Supreme Leader that he sees the beauty hidden within her, and that he brings her the key to unlock it: his song, "We Are Here to Change the World".
The two robot members of the crew transform into musical instruments, and the crew members begin to play the various instruments. As Hooter runs toward his instrument, he trips over EO's cape and breaks it, stopping the music. The spell broken, the Supreme Leader orders her guards to capture Captain EO and his crew.
Hooter manages to repair his instrument and sends out a blast of music, providing EO with the power to throw off the guards. He uses his power to transform the dark hulking guards into agile dancers who fall into step behind him for a dance number, which leads into the song, "We are here to Change the World". The Supreme Leader unleashes her Whip Warriors, two cybernetic defenders each with a whip and shield that can deflect EO's power.
The others all run away, leaving Captain EO to fight the Whip Warriors alone. EO is trapped by a closing gate and prepares for a last stand as both the whip warriors draw their whips back for a final blow. Fuzzball drops his instrument and speedily flies over to tie the two whips together, causing the Whip Warriors to be thrown off balance and giving EO an opportunity to transform them as well. With no further obstacles, EO uses his power to transform the remaining four henchmen (not yet unleashed) and they, the transformed whip warriors and the other dancers, press forward in dance. Captain EO then flies up to the Supreme Leader and transforms her into a beautiful woman, her lair into a peaceful Greek temple, and the planet into a paradise.
A celebration breaks out to "Another Part of Me", as Captain EO and his crew triumphantly exit and fly off into space, ending the film.
===Special effects===
''Captain EO'' made full use of its [[3D film|3D effects]]. The action on the screen extended into the audience, including asteroids, lasers, laser impacts, smoke effects, and starfields that filled the theater. These effects resulted in the seventeen-minute film costing an estimated $30 million to produce.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cadman |first=Chris |authorlink= |title=[[Michael Jackson]]: For the Record |year=2007 |publisher=Authors OnLine |location= |isbn=978-0-7552-0267-6 }}</ref> At the time, it was the most expensive film ever produced on a per-minute basis, averaging out at $1.76 million per minute.<ref>{{cite book |last=Smit |first=Christopher |authorlink= |title=Michael Jackson: Grasping the Spectacle |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=oyTMsHhKVhoC&pg=PA120|year=2012 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd |location= |isbn=9781409441441|page=120 }}</ref>
The 2010 version did not include the in-theater laser and starfield effects. It did utilize hydraulics previously used for ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!]]'' to make the seats shake along with Captain EO's spaceship, as well as LED flood-lighting which was new to the theater. They were also used for the bass-heavy musical numbers. The seats also bounced to the beat of Jackson's song. ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!'''s hidden water sprayers were employed when Hooter sneezed. The leg ticklers from ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience'' were also reused for the Supreme Leader's Whip Warriors.
===Music===
The show's orchestral score was composed by [[James Horner]], additional score was composed and performed by Tim Truman, while the area and pre-show music was written by [[Richard Bellis]].
Two new songs appeared in the film. The first was an early mix of "[[Another Part of Me]]". The song was re-mixed and later appeared on Jackson's hugely successful ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' album. It was released as a single in 1988.
"[[We Are Here to Change the World]]" was not officially released until 2004 as part of ''[[Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection]]''. However, this version was a shorter edit of the full-length song. [[Soul (music)|Soul]]/[[R&B]] singer [[Deniece Williams]] covered the song on her ''As Good As It Gets'' album in 1988.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r21881|pure_url=yes}}|title=AllMusic: "A Good As It Gets"|accessdate=May 29, 2007 |format= |work=allmusic.com|year= 2006 }}</ref>
==Merchandising==
Concurrent with the opening of the attraction, a behind-the-scenes [[documentary]] special titled ''Captain EO: Backstage'' was produced for television by MKD Productions. The piece was directed by Muffett Kaufman and was hosted by [[Whoopi Goldberg]]. It featured interviews with the cast, writers and director.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= The Making of Captain EO|series= The Disney Sunday Movie|serieslink= Walt Disney anthology television series|network= ABC|airdate= 1986}}</ref>
The story was adapted with art by [[Tom Yeates]] in the [[comic book]] ''[[Eclipse Comics|Eclipse]] 3D Special'' #18 and issued in two formats: regular sized for distribution to the national network of comic book stores and [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] sized sold at Disneyland as a souvenir. Toys available included plush versions of Idey and Ody, Hooter, and the "Fuzzball" character. Other merchandise included trading cards, pins, keychains, a T-shirt of the film's logo, and a glow-in-the-dark T-shirt with the same three-color pattern painted across it that Captain EO wore in the film.
==Reception and legacy==
[[File:Captain EO Sign.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Sign installed for the revival of ''Captain EO'' at Disneyland in 2010]]
[[File:Captain EO waiting area in Tokyo Disneyland 2013.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Captain EO waiting area at Tokyo Disneyland in 2013]]
Several years after the attraction originally opened, it made its only network television appearance on [[MTV]] in 1996, albeit in a down-converted 2-D version. It has not aired again since, nor has it officially been issued on home video, although bootleg videos exist.
After the [[death of Michael Jackson]] on June 25, 2009, ''Captain EO'' regained popularity on the Internet. For several years, a small group of fans had petitioned Disney to bring back the attraction and Jackson's death had brought this campaign to a peak.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/eo/ |title=Disneyland Urged to Bring Back Michael Jackson's Captain EO |last=Coker |first=Matt |date=June 26, 2009 |newspaper=OC Weekly |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101163450/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/a-clockwork-orange/eo/ |archivedate=November 1, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> Soon afterward, Disney officials were seen in Disneyland at the Magic Eye Theater and reportedly held a private screening of ''Captain EO'' to determine if it could be shown again. On September 10, Disney CEO [[Bob Iger]] said, "There aren’t plans to bring back ''Captain EO'' at this time ... We are looking at it. It’s the kind of thing that, if we did it, would get a fair amount of attention and we’d want to make sure we do it right."<ref>{{cite web|author=Brady MacDonald|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/iger-no-plans-to-bri-5337/|title=Iger: No plans to bring 'Captain EO' back to Disneyland|accessdate=September 26, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
On December 18, 2009, Disney announced that ''Captain EO'' would return to Tomorrowland at Disneyland beginning in February 2010. Social and Print Media Manager Heather Hust Rivera from Disneyland Resort confirmed this on the [[DisneyParks]] Blog and stated that ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!]]'' would be closing. That attraction hosted its final public showing in the Magic Eye Theater at midnight on January 4, 2010 to make way for the Michael Jackson film's return.
The attraction reopened at Disneyland on February 23, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/02/official-reopening-date-set-for-captain-eo-featuring-michael-jackson/ |title=Official Reopening Date Set for 'Captain EO' Featuring Michael Jackson |publisher=Disney Parks Blog |date=February 19, 2010 |accessdate=February 19, 2010}}</ref> The attraction returned to [[Discoveryland]] at [[Disneyland Park (Paris)]] on June 12, 2010, returned to [[Epcot]] at Walt Disney World on July 2,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/04/captain-eo-returning-to-walt-disney-world-resort/ |title=Captain EO Returning to Walt Disney World Resort « Disney Parks Blog |publisher=Disneyparks.disney.go.com |date=April 28, 2010 |accessdate=December 4, 2011}}</ref> and to [[Tokyo Disneyland]] on July 1. At Epcot, the film had a "soft opening" (actual opening to the public prior to the official opening) on June 30, 2010, two days prior to its official reopening.
The attraction was billed as "''Captain EO'' Tribute" to distinguish the presentation of the film from its original 1986–1997 run. The new presentation made use of existing in-theatre special effects held over from ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!'', but many of the original "4-D" effects such as the enormous fiber-optic "starfield" wall along with smoke and lasers were removed from the building at the show's first closing, and were not returned for the revived presentation.<ref name="Captain EO at Yesterland">{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Werner|title=Captain EO at Yesterland|url=http://www.yesterland.com/eo.html|publisher=Yesterland.com|accessdate=August 20, 2012}}</ref> The removed special effects from the original presentation are also missing in the Epcot, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris revivals that followed.
On December 19, 2013, Tokyo Disneyland announced it would be closing ''Captain EO'' on June 30, 2014, to make way for ''[[Stitch Encounter]]'' in spring 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-stitch-encounter-tokyo-67757/ |title='Stitch Encounter' to Replace 'Captain EO' at Tokyo Disney Resort |publisher=Stitch Kingdom |date=December 19, 2013 |accessdate=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219232706/http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-stitch-encounter-tokyo-67757/ |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Beginning July 4, 2014, the Magic Eye Theater at [[Disneyland]] was used to present a sneak peek of [[Marvel Studios|Marvel Studios']] ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''. Although ''Captain EO'' was expected to return to the venue at a later date, beginning September 26, 2014 the theater was used to present a sneak peek of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Animation Studios']] ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Shawn|title='Guardians of the Galaxy' Sneak Peek Landing in Disney Parks July 4|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/06/guardians-of-the-galaxy-sneak-peek-landing-in-disney-parks-july-4/|publisher=DisneyParks Blog|accessdate=June 9, 2014|date=June 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Shawn|title=Sneak Preview of 'Big Hero 6' Coming to Disneyland Park September 26|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/09/sneak-preview-of-big-hero-6-coming-to-disneyland-park-september-25/|publisher=DisneyParks Blog|accessdate=September 15, 2014|date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> Beginning mid-April 2015, the venue presented a sneak peek of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Pictures']] ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]''. The venue was renamed the Tomorrowland Theater.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Shawn|title=Exclusive Sneak Peek of Disney's 'Tomorrowland' Coming to Disney Parks in April|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/03/exclusive-sneak-peek-of-disneys-tomorrowland-coming-to-disney-parks-inapril/|publisher=Disney Parks Blog|accessdate=March 26, 2015|date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> Beginning November 16, 2015, the theater has been used to present scenes from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' films as part of the park's "Season of the Force" event.<ref>{{cite web|last=Glover|first=Erin|title=Details on Season of the Force, Coming November 16 to Disneyland Park in California|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/09/details-on-season-of-the-force-coming-november-16-to-disneyland-park-in-california/|work=Disney Parks Blog|accessdate=September 24, 2015|date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> Beginning November 21, 2018, the now named Tomorrowland Theater presented a sneak peek of Walt Disney Animation Studios' ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', up till January 6, 2019.
On November 13, 2015, Disney announced that ''Captain EO'' would be closing at Epcot on December 6, 2015 to make way for a "Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival".<ref name="2015 closing" />
=== Logo ===
The Captain EO logo is similar to that of British software house [[Electric Dreams Software]].<ref>''[[CRASH (magazine)|CRASH]]'' issue 60 (January 1989, page 59) highlights the comparison; a link to the archived page can be found on World of Spectrum's [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Electric+Dreams+Software$&loadpics=on Electric Dreams] listing.</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of Epcot attractions]]
* [[List of 3D films]]
* [[List of former Disneyland attractions]]
* [[List of Tokyo Disneyland attractions]]
* [[List of most expensive films]]
* [[2014 in amusement parks]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0090793|Captain EO}}
* {{tcmdb title|492947|Captain EO}}
* [http://wdwhistory.com/wiki/Captain_EO ''Captain EO'' at WDWHistory.com]
* [http://www.mouseplanet.com/9085/The_Untold_Story_of_Captain_EO The Untold Story of Captain EO]
* [http://www.mouseplanet.com/9123/More_Untold_Tales_of_Captain_EO More Untold Tales of Captain EO]
* [http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/captain-eo/ Disneyland: Captain EO]
* [https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/captain-eo-starring-michael-jackson/ Walt Disney World's Epcot: Captain EO]
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